Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of descriptions of voyages and naval engagements between the English and Spanish, including those led by Sir Francis Drake; George Clifford, Earl of Cumberland; Lord Thomas Howard, Earl of Suffolk; Sir Walter Raleigh; Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex; and others. Each entry begins with a list of ships and the names of their commanders, followed by a narrative of the events of the naval conflict, which include details of short rations; discussions of tactics; occasional criticism of both English and Spanish commanders; and descriptions of maneuvers in battle. Monson's own name appears on some of these lists as ship commander under Cumberland and Essex, as well as within the narratives.
Alternative Title:
Sir William Mounson's sea voyages
Description:
Binding: stitched. and This work was printed in 1682 as the first part of "Magalopsychy, A true and exact account of the wars with Spain..."
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain--Foreign relations--Spain, Great Britain--History--Elizabeth, 1558-1603, Great Britain--Politics and government--1558-1603, and Spain--Foreign relations--Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Cumberland, George Clifford, Earl of, 1558-1605, Drake, Francis, Sir, 1540?-1596, Essex, Robert Devereux,--Earl,--1566-1601, Great Britain.--Royal Navy, Monson, William,--Sir,--1569-1643, Raleigh, Walter,--Sir,--1552?-1618, Spain.--Armada, and Suffolk, Thomas Howard,--Earl,--1561-1626
Manuscript on paper, in a single hand, of various texts pertaining to theological inquiry. Contents include a series of letters between "W.S" and "T.P" debating the issue of free will; arguments for the baptism of infants; letters from "W.S" criticizing "G.S.," a "Taylor, & ye most debauch'd villain in ye Countrey, & now turn'd Preacher;" a debate concerning how to keep the Sabbath after having sailed to America, accompanied by a diagram illustrating how ships sailing eastward may gain a day; a dialogue between Montezuma, Cortez, a Jesuit and an Indian priest, which is extremely similar to a scene in John Dryden's Indian Emperor; and a "Dialogue between ye Angel Gabriel & Adam in Paradise, concerning free will & Predestination" in blank verse, roughly parallel to a scene in Dryden's State of Innocence.
Description:
Binding: full sheep. and Portions of text in cipher on p. 79-80, 96, 97, and 100.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain--Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Dryden, John,--1631-1700 and Stanton, William,--1673-
Subject (Topic):
English poetry--17th century, Infant baptism--Controversial literature, Religious literature, English, Theology--England, and Theology--Examinations, questions, etc
Manuscript on paper, in a single secretary hand, of historical observations and political analysis of developments in Anglo-Dutch relations from the reign of Queen Mary Tudor into the reign of Charles I. Written from a pro-Catholic and pro-Spanish point of view, the work laments the spread of Protestantism and religious discord in both countries, takes a highly negative view of the revolt of William, Prince of Orange, and charges the Dutch with ingratitude toward the English, who find the Dutch competing with them in the fisheries and in trade despite all of their lavish support of Orange and his allies. The last section of the manuscript returns to the subject of Queen Elizabeth's long reign and vividly describes "the difference of tymes" between the beginning of her reign and its sorrowful end.
Description:
Binding: contemporary full calf, rebacked; both covers stamped in gilt with Monson's initials to the left and right of four small foliate gilt toolings. and Sir William Monson (1569-1643) began his naval career as a privateer, served in the English fleet sent against the Armada, and sailed with the Earl of Essex on the expedition to Cadiz. In 1604 he was named Admiral of the Narrow Seas by James I. A covert Roman Catholic, Monson received a secret annuity from Spain; when this came to light in 1616, he was briefly imprisoned in the Tower and dismissed from office. During the 1620s and 1630s his advice was sought concerning the establishment of a North Sea fishery, and he wrote a series of tracts on the history and state of the Navy.
Subject (Geographic):
England, Great Britain, and Netherlands
Subject (Topic):
Fisheries -- Economic aspects -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800
Manuscript, incomplete, of this history of India and of the gradual from the death of Aurangzeb until 1781.
Description:
Chapter 1 and part of Chapter 2 contain an interlinear translation into English in the hand of Sanskrit scholar and Calcutta Judge Sir William Jones. Title page in Joness hand: "Observations on the Administration of Government and Justice by the English i
From a collection of 38 poems, many of them political and satirical commentaries on events and political figures between the reigns of Charles I and William III ...
Subject (Name):
Leicester, Philip Sidney, Earl of, 1619-1698
Subject (Topic):
English literature --17th century, English poetry --17th century, and Satirical verse, English